Diehl
signed a cooperation agreement with Elbit Systems on A400m protection
system

Diehl
Defence signed an exclusive cooperation agreement with Elbit Systems,
to equip the Bundeswehr´s Airbus A400M transport aircraft
with its self-protection system. The agreement was signed at the
International Aviation and Space Exhibition (ILA) in Berlin on
May 20.

Eurofighter
Jagdflugzeug GmbH chose the 2014 ILA Berlin Air Show to unveil
details of a major capability enhancement package which secures
the Eurofighter Typhoon's position as the most powerful and reliable
swing-role/multi-role combat aircraft currently available.

Swiss
voters rejected a 3.1 billion-franc ($3.5 billion) order for Gripen
fighter jets, a setback to Swedish defense company Saab AB. Meanwhile,
after a long negotiation, representatives of the Czech Republic
and Swedish defence ministries on Friday signed an addendum to
the lease contract of 14 Gripen jet fighters, which extends Czech
military's lease until 2027 with a two-year option.

Airbus
Group delivers 300th on-time, on-budget UH-72A Lakota helicopter to U.S.
Army

Airbus
Group today delivered to the Army the service's 300th UH-72A Lakota
helicopter. Every Lakota has been delivered–on time and
on budget–by an American workforce that is more than 50
percent U.S. military veterans.

Northrop
Grumman Corporation has designed, developed, integrated and fielded
a Mode S upgrade to the Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) interrogator
for the Sentry E-3D Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS)
fleet based at Royal Air Force Waddington.

Britain
is deploying four Typhoon fighter-jets to the Baltics as part
of a Nato show of support against the backdrop of the Ukraine
crisis. The defence secretary, Philip Hammond,
said: "In the wake of recent events in Ukraine, it is right
that Nato takes steps to reaffirm very publicly its commitment
to the collective security of its members."